Functional Medicine is a system which addresses the underlying causes of disease. It uses a systems oriented approach which looks at adrenal, gut and liver/detox health.

Some key benefits of Functional Medicine include:

Individualized treatments based on certain lab results

Addresses the underlying causes of disease

Assists your body in its own ability to heal

A list of conditions Functional Medicine can help:

Stress

Chronic fatigue

Auto immune disorders

Indigestion

Bloating

Diarrhea

Weight gain

Depression

Female hormone imbalances

Who should consider functional medicine?

Have you visited your doctor, been treated and still feel sick? Or are you on medication that is only partially helping or has side effects? That’s when you should consider trying functional medicine, says Dr. Hyman.

Patients with a wide variety of conditions can benefit from a functional medicine approach, including: